Florida court reprimands judge over school shooting trial actions
The decision by the court came after the 15-member Judicial Qualifications Commission concluded in June that Broward County Circuit judge Elizabeth Scherer violated judicial conduct rules during last year's trial.
US TV journalist fatally shot while reporting on murder scene
The suspect, identified as Keith Melvin Moses, was arrested shortly after the shooting, and is also accused of two other shootings that left a 9-year-old girl and a woman in her 20s dead, police say.
Hurricane Ian death toll climbs to 83, officials defend response
The death toll is expected to continue rising as floodwaters receded and search teams pushed farther into areas initially cut off from the outside world.
Hurricane Ian crashes ashore in Florida with Category 4 fury
The storm's wind speeds put it just shy of a Category 5 designation on the Saffir-Simpson scale, the most severe classification for storms with maximum sustained winds of at least 157mph.
Hurricane Ian barrels north from Cuba, with Florida in its crosshairs
Before the storm, hours-long blackouts had become everyday events across much of Cuba and shortages of food, medicine and fuel are likely to complicate efforts to recover from Ian.
US governor threatens fines for cities, counties that ‘force’ vaccine jabs
He says vaccination is 'a personal choice on individual health'.
US state bans transgender girls from competing in female school sports
Supporters of the bill say that women and girls would be at a disadvantage against transgender female athletes who were designated male at birth but have since transitioned.
20 wounded, at least 2 dead in US shooting
Three individuals shot 'indiscriminately into the crowd' before getting back into their car and fleeing the scene.
US private school bars vaccinated teachers, falsely citing risk to students
The school's co-founder claims that vaccinated people 'may be transmitting something from their bodies' that could harm others, in particular the 'reproductive systems, fertility, and normal growth and development in women and children'.
State of emergency declared at Florida beach over uncontrollable crowds
With approximately 13% of US residents vaccinated, the atmosphere is particularly festive and the illusion that the pandemic is now under control is pervasive.
Florida weather forecast: chilly with a chance of iguanas
When the temperature drops below four degrees Celsius, the cold-blooded lizards are immobilised and fall from the trees they live in.